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Bages winegrowers look forward to bountiful harvest
Business
Gastronomy and wine add value to Catalonia’s tourist offering at ‘ITB Berlin’
Wine and Cava Fair in Barcelona at the feast of ‘La Mercè’
Business
Domestic sales of Cava grew by 7% in 2014 but decreased by 5% at EU level
Life & Style
Catalan vineyard first in Europe to produce wine in a dry stone vat reviving an old method
Life & Style
Clàssic Penedès: A new name in sparkling wine
Business
Alimentaria trade fair congregates 140,000 visitors and 3,800 agri-food companies in Barcelona
Business
Cava wine sales down by 0.77% in 2013 – milder decrease than previous years
Life & Style
'Teixar' 2010 and cava d'Enoteca Gramona Best Catalan wines in 2014
The 2014 Catalonia Wine Guide has given top marks to the 'Teixar' 2010 (Domènech vineyard-D.O Montsant, Southern Catalonia) and to the cava Brut Gran Reserva 2000 (Enoteca Gramona La Plana, Greater Barcelona), with a 9.77 out of 10 for each of them . These two wines are the very best in Catalonia, according to this year’s guide, which was released along with a new application for smart phones, ‘Guide App'. The guide now offers a variety of information and different concepts accessible via augmented reality technology. With these innovative changes, the guide is looking to introduce Catalan wines to a wider audience, by appealing to young people.
Life & Style
Priorat wine appellation expects an excellent harvest due to a very hot and dry August
Life & Style
Empordà Wine Appellation exported 13% more in 2012
Life & Style
Barcelona's VIP Airport lounge users are able to taste Priorat DO wine for free
The ‘Pau Casals VIP lounge’ at Barcelona's Airport Terminal 1 offers the opportunity to taste between three or six Priorat (Tarragona) DO wines. Every Thursday afternoon in May, June and July, VIP travellers who leave or stop over in Barcelona are able to do this tasting for free. In 30 minute sessions, they can taste three different kinds of wine from the wineries ‘Clos Mogador’, ‘Capafons-Ossó’, ‘Mas d’en Gil’, ‘Scala Dei’, ‘Mas Doix’ and ‘Trossos del Priorat’.